If he doesn’t thousands will vacate Hilton.
Darian DeVries
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I watch a lot of Big East basketball and a good amount of Creighton.
Let me set one thing straight about McDermott. He's changed as a coach. He doesn't have this methodical, slow down billion plays of iso, shot clock grinding ball. His system at Creighton is nothing like what he ran here. They get up and down and he let's his guards play. Sometimes, I think about they flip of the switch of Diante's game with being given freedom his senior year (Freds first). Dont get me wrong, Diante was good, but it was night and day difference under a new system, and Greg runs a similar one now.
Let me set one thing straight about McDermott. He's changed as a coach. He doesn't have this methodical, slow down billion plays of iso, shot clock grinding ball. His system at Creighton is nothing like what he ran here. They get up and down and he let's his guards play. Sometimes, I think about they flip of the switch of Diante's game with being given freedom his senior year (Freds first). Dont get me wrong, Diante was good, but it was night and day difference under a new system, and Greg runs a similar one now.
It's like reading the Tennessee board last week!
There's a significant difference between a mid major team getting poached by a P5 team and P5 teams poaching P5 coaches.
I don't think most sane folks think Oats is coming here. Most good mid major coaches end up making the jump, just a fact of life. Now he certainly could end up elsewhere than ISU and maybe Devries doesn't make the jump this season but I'd bet at it happening at some point.
Exactly. We need a new coach. Most Power 5 coaches come from mid-major jobs. Texas Tech hired Chris Beard, a man with significant ties to the state of Texas, and he took them to the national title game in three years. To win in basketball, it’s often best to take the layup.
I know the financial situation is a mess because of covid, but if we don’t jump on Devries soon, someone will. Hopefully after next year assuming Prohm doesn’t turn the ship around, but I think we are way past the point of return.
Basketball is second, yes. But that doesn’t mean it’s unimportant. I promise you Jamie hasn’t forgotten how basketball carried the athletic department for half a decade.
You bet it matters. ISU counts on men's basketball to make a few million $$$. You know, to fund several other minor sports?
The best part about DeVries is you have at least a 3 year Star Player coming with him.
Agreed, that logic is dumb. You don’t only care about basketball when your football team sucks. Plenty of schools are good at both. No reason we can’t be.
I dont see Devries leaving Drake. Their AD just had a nuclear meltdown a couple years ago when Medved left early. Something like "We are only interested in employing coaches who want to be the coach at Drake University".
I agree I don't think there is any way Oats would come here. But, rebuilding in basketball is easy. It's not like trying to rebuild a football program. A basketball rebuild can be done in like 1-2 recruiting classes.
He was hired (and won a share of the Missouri Valley regular season title) after first year coach Niko Medved left Drake for Colorado State. That year, they finished 17-17. The year prior, Drake finished 7-24. He walked into a dismal situation and won immediately. He could do the same at Iowa State, with the added benefit of his four star son coming along.
Unfortunately, I agree. And if they stink again next year (that Hunter kid is going to be fantastic), that will be it. Then TJ will be the next coach.
Meh the AD can melt down all he/she wants, either pony up the bucks or get poached that's what Wichita State did they ponied up, till the scandal came out.
